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| I have a row of four Japanese hollies that are about eight years old and on one of the them the leaves at the end of many branches have turned yellow. I would put this down to winter but we've had a mild winter and the other three bushes are fine. Any ideas what the problem may be. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 4, 12 at 17:52
| cant do much w/o a picture.. what was the coldest cold snap you had ... its weird.. but it could effect only one ... sometimes the mildest winters cause more harm.. due to the wild temp fluctuations ... otherwise.. who knows what could have affected that one plant .. fertilizer??? lawn care?? dog... back to needing a picture ken |
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| Get some chelated iron fertilizer like Hollytone and use a little. I would use a teaspoonful in two gallons of water,as completely dissolved as possible, and wait two weeks. Better too little than too much Later in Spring, here, all my holly start to lose some leaves, that have turned yellow. I think those leaves are about two years old. But anything alkaline, like fresh concrete of dog urine, would be detrimental to holly. I am a rank amateur but have been dealing with holly for a lifetime. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 5, 12 at 9:23
| i prefer to properly ID a problem.. before i start treating problems ... if its a root issue.. from being severely rootbound in a pot.. then the fert is not going to help it long run ... same with it if its a weather phenom ... turtle's suggestion will not hurt anything.. but it wont really diagnose the problem ... e.g. if you have a kidney infection.. suggesting a few vitamins.. isnt really going to help in the long run ... probably wont hurt.. but it wont solve the problem .... btw... in general .... no evergreen holds its leaves forever.. interior browning of the oldest leaves.. would be considered normal ... and increased by drought the year prior ... ken |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 5, 12 at 10:50
| mark replied to my email.. instead of here ... i dont see why i cant share it ... he said: ===>>> mark.. i would not go pruning.. until i see where buds break .. if its just cosmetic to the leaves.. then i dont see why you need to go lopping off branch pieces ... the leaves will fall off themselves, if you have patience ... but why mangle the plant otherwise ... often a frost will only affect the leaves.. but not the buds with this years growth... that usually happens during a freeze ... as compared to a frost ... as i tell peeps.. you can always cut it off later.. but you cant staple/tape them back on .... thinning the interior should not be related to this issue ... if you want/need to do it otherwise.. fine.. but it isnt part of this ... you are welcome .... ken ps: it is already stressed due to the leaf loss ... severe pruning of the good leaves.. due to interior thinning.. may simply be removing more leaves.. that it needs to get over the stress created by the frost ... |
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| Why would frost pick on one plant in a row? Lack of good drainage could be the problem if it's a pale, washed out, yellow. If it has lost a lot of leaves this could be the problem. The new growth on some varieties is a bright yellow. New growth comes on in late Spring, however. I grow a lot of Illex crenata, 'Convexa'. |
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| Often seen with yellow leaves here, could just be a nitrogen deficiency in my area but I have also seen this attributed to inadequate magnesium. |
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